World War II

noun

: the war that was fought mainly in Europe and Asia from 1939 to 1945

Examples of World War II in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Following the end of World War II, the United States would rise as an economic and innovation powerhouse. María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024 Founded in 1955 by Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher and Norman Mailer, a trio of World War II veterans learning on the fly how to launch a newspaper, the Village Voice was conceived as a combination Greenwich Village bulletin board and speakers forum. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024 Born in London on Aug. 3, 1937, Seidler spent his early childhood years in the English city before his family relocated to New York amidst World War II. Shania Russell, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024 Russia is pressing its advantage in the third year of the invasion, which has become Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II as Ukraine struggles to supply its forces with munitions amid delays in military aid from its US and European allies. Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 18 Mar. 2024 Washington spearheaded the founding of the United Nations and the implementation of the Geneva Conventions to prevent the horrors of World War II from ever happening again and to ensure that all countries are held to the same standards on human rights. Bernie Sanders, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2024 One of the characters was her own grandmother, Matilda Rodriguez, who worked as a riveter assembling B-24 bombers at the Consolidated Aircraft Factory in San Diego during World War II. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024 When George’s brother abdicated the throne in 1936, Logue helped the king prepare for his first wartime radio message after the start of World War II. Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2024 His parents divorced at the end of World War II, and his mother moved to Paris. Penelope Green, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024

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“World War II.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20War%20II. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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